Good news on the HLF front – October 2017

The Museum’s £2.4 million expansion plans, ‘Onwards and Upwards’ were given a significant boost with a National Lottery grant of £1,172,500, it was announced this week.

Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players and awarded through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the project aims to: conserve Home Mill where the Museum is based, enhance our presence in the Shires and its entrance, install a new lift, re-develop our amazing displays, create new Learning and Outreach facilities and temporary exhibition space, a library and research facility, create interactive and weaving zones and interpret the historic townscape. Our project will also be creating a wider range of opportunities to volunteer and to learn weaving related skills. A digital app will further interpret the numerous textile buildings in the heart of the town.

Home Mill was Trowbridge’s last working woollen cloth mill, ceasing to operate in 1982 and has been home to the Museum since July 1990.

Clare Lyall, the Museum’s Curator, said ‘Thanks to National Lottery players we have had this fantastic support. This exciting project will ensure that a thousand years of textile heritage is accessible to many more people locally and regionally and will continue to be for many years to come’.

Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund South West, said, ‘Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, we’re delighted to support Trowbridge Museum as it begins an exciting new chapter in telling the story of the town and its fascinating heritage. As well as conserving the historic Home Mill, this project will transform the way collections are displayed, improve access for people of all ages and create vital new community and learning space’.

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Trowbridge Museum’s expansion gets Heritage Lottery Fund Green Light

The Museum’s £2.4 million expansion plans, ‘Onwards and Upwards’ were given a significant boost with a National Lottery grant of £1,172,500, it was announced this week.

Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players and awarded through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the project aims to: conserve Home Mill where the Museum is based, enhance our presence in the Shires and its entrance, install a new lift, re-develop our amazing displays, create new Learning and Outreach facilities and temporary exhibition space, a library and research facility, create interactive and weaving zones and interpret the historic townscape. Our project will also be creating a wider range of opportunities to volunteer and to learn weaving related skills. A digital app will further interpret the numerous textile buildings in the heart of the town.

Home Mill was Trowbridge’s last working woollen cloth mill, ceasing to operate in 1982 and has been home to the Museum since July 1990.

Clare Lyall, the Museum’s Curator, said ‘Thanks to National Lottery players we have had this fantastic support. This exciting project will ensure that a thousand years of textile heritage is accessible to many more people locally and regionally and will continue to be for many years to come’.

Nerys Watts, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund South West, said, ‘Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, we’re delighted to support Trowbridge Museum as it begins an exciting new chapter in telling the story of the town and its fascinating heritage. As well as conserving the historic Home Mill, this project will transform the way collections are displayed, improve access for people of all ages and create vital new community and learning space’.

Note to editors: Heritage Lottery Fund – Thanks to National Lottery players, we invest money to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about – from the archaeology under our feet to the historic parks and buildings we love, from precious memories and collections to rare wildlife. www.hlf.org.uk @heritagelottery

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Friends of The Trowridge Museum won a Prestigious National Award

The Friends are delighted to announce that their Newsletter has been awarded first prize in the 2016 British Association of Friends Of Museums Newsletter Competition for friends organisations under 250 members.